Dalton police arrest accomplice in armed robbery cases

Dalton Police arrested another man whom they said was involved in a string of armed robberies at Hispanic businesses late last year.

Benjamin Hurtado Fraire, 19, of 505 Anderson Ave., was charged in connection with an armed robbery at the Carneceria Loa II on Nov. 27, said police spokesman Bruce Frazier.

At the Hispanic business, Raul Rangel-Alvarez held up a gun and demanded money from the cashier, Frazier said. Rangel-Alvarez was seen getting out of a white car with another driver at the wheel.

After an investigation, police determined the driver was Fraire, Frazier said. He was arrested on Tuesday.

Rangel-Alvarez was arrested Jan. 1 and charged in connection with the incident and five other armed robberies between November and New Years Day, Frazier said.

These incidents are still under investigation and further charges are possible, he said.

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